Applies to

What's covered

View photos on a map

The Map module lets you see where your photos were captured
on a Google map. It uses GPS coordinates embedded in your photos’
metadata to plot the photos on the map.

Most mobile phone cameras, including iPhones, record GPS coordinates
in metadata. If your camera doesn’t record GPS coordinates you can
add it in the Map module, or import a track log from a GPS device.

You must be online to use the Map module. Maps appear in the
language that your default web browser uses, which may be different
from the language version of Lightroom that you’re using.

To see if a photo is tagged with GPS metadata,
choose the Location preset in the Metadata panel of the Library
or Map module. Then, look for coordinates in the GPS field.

Save locations

For photos captured within a defined proximity, you can
create a saved location. For example, if you travel to Greece
for a photo shoot for a client, you can create a saved location
that encompasses the islands you visited.

In the Map module, navigate to a location on the map
and click the + button in the Saved Locations panel. The Saved Location
panel is on the left side of the Lightroom window.

In the New Location dialog box, enter a name for the location
and select a folder to save it in.

Radius

Defines a radius, in feet, miles, meters, or kilometers,
from the center of the visible map area.

Private

Removes all IPTC location metadata, including GPS coordinates, Sublocation,
City, State/Province, Country, and ISO Country Code, when photos
in the saved location are exported from Lightroom.

Click Create.

The location appears on the map marked
by a white circle, with one pin in the
center and another pin on the perimeter.

When working with saved locations, do any of the following:

Select or deselect a location in the Saved Locations panel to view it on the map.

The Saved Locations panel in the Map module

To add photos to the location, do one of the following:

Drag one or more photos from the Filmstrip into the white circle in the map.

Select one or more photos in the Filmstrip and select the check box next to the location name in the Saved Locations panel.

To go to a location on the map, click the right-arrow button by the location name in Saved Locations panel.

To edit a location, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) it in the Saved Locations panel and choose Location Options.

Tip: You can also drag the pin at the top of the location circle in the map to adjust the radius. Drag the pin in the center of the circle to move the location on the map.

To remove a location, select it in the Saved Locations panel and click the minus ( - ) button. Or, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) it in the Saved Locations panel or on the map and choose Delete.

Video tutorial: Mapping your photos

by Adobe TV

Discover how to sort and manage your photos by location. Applies to Lightroom versions 4 and 5.

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